Child&#39;s garment



Feb. 17, 1931. sKlNNER 1,792,630

CHILD'S GARMENT Filed April 1, 1929 Patented Feb. 17, 1931 ANNA MARYsxiNNER, or PELHAM MANOR, New mm;

cHILns GARMENT Application filed April 1, 1929. Serial No. 351,503.

This invention relates to garments, and more particularly to childrensouter garments.

An obj ect of the invention is to provide an 5 improved type of garmentwhich can be spread out longitudinally for laundering and which can bereadily secured in place on the wearer.

Another object is to provide improved 1 means for forming a skirtportion on a garment composed of a single piece of material.

Another object is to provide a childs outer garment which can be readilyand economically manufactured, which can be laundered with extreme case,which can be readily put on and secured in place by a child, and whichwill eff ciently serve the purpose for which it is intended.

Other objects of the invention will in part be obvious and will in partappear hereinafter.

The invention accordingly comprises an article of manufacture possessingthe features, properties, and the relation of elements which will beexemplified in the article hereinafter described and the scope oftheapplication of which will be indicated in the claims. I

For a fuller understanding of the nature and objects of the invention,reference should be had to the following detailed description taken inconnection with the accompanying drawing, in which: I

Fig. 1 is a front view of a garment embodying the invention;

Fig. 2 is a rear View thereof;

Fig.3 is a side view thereof;

Fig. 4 shows the garment in place on a wearer; and

Fig. 5 illustrates the garment spread on longitudinally.

A garment, the body of which is formed with a single piece of materialand which is adapted to be spread out flat in order to be packed ormangled, has obvious advantages, both because of the economy inmanufacture and shipment thereof, and because of the ease of launderingand the simplicity of putting the same away with a minimum danger of thegarment being mussed.

The present invention contemplates the provlsion of a garment of thistype in such form that a minimum number of securing I means arenecessary and that the garment is particularly well shaped for itspurpose. The particular garment exemplified comprises a blank 10consisting of a single piece of material formed with recesses 11extending inwardly toward one another from each side of the piece ofmaterial so as to form substantially in the center of the garment arelatively narrow band 12 adapted to fit between the legs of the wearer,and with end portions 13 and 14 adapted to serve respectively as thefront and rear of the garment. The garment having been drawn up betweenthe legsof the wearer it is only necessary to secure the outer ends ofthe portions 13 and 14 to one another so that the garment may besupported from some portion of the wearers body, as for example, fromthe shoulders of the wearer. As exemplified, the rear portion 1a of thegarment is-provided at its outer end with lobular extensions 15 adaptedto hang over the shoulders of the wearer. These extensions are formedwith button-holes 16 adapted to fit over buttons 17 on the' end portion13, or with other suitable fastening means. By this arrangement thefastening means is so readily accessiblethata child can secure thegarment in place without difficulty. At the-corners of the portion 145ad'- jacent the recesses 11, there are provided buttons 18, orothersuitable fasteningmeans, adapted to cooperate with means such asthe button-holes 19 at the corresponding corners of the front portion 13so as to permit the portions of the garment adjacent the recesses 11 toserve as trousers portions. Preferably, the garment is provided withother fastening means, for example, as the buttons and buttonholes 20and 21, respectively, for securing the garment together under the armsof the wearer and the buttons and button-holes 22 and 23 forse'curingthe sides of the garment together at the sides of the wearer. Ifdesired, suitable supplemental means, such for example, as the snapfasteners 2 1 and 25 may also be provided. A piece of material may besewed to the front of the trousers portion to provide a pocket 26, ifdesired. The fastening means at one side may be readily unfastened andthe edges of the arment separated by the child, when desired.

The garment of the type illustrated has, besides the advantages ofeconomy of manufacture, ease of laundering, simplicity of design andadaptability to childrens needs, a further advantage of excluding theaccess of air and lightto the childs body to a relatively small extent.

When the garment is to be worn by girls, it is desirable that skirtportions be provided, and the invention contemplates the provision offlaps 28 and 29 for this purpose. The flap 28 is secured by means of arow of stitching 30 to the member 13 at the waist portion thereof andthe flap 29 secured at the waist portion of the member 14 by a row ofstitching 31. These flaps can be made of such size as to extend outwardto any desired degree. ith a View to fully enclosing the trousersportion by the flaps the same are so formed, in the present instance, asto extend outwardly as at 32 so that when the garment is in place theends of the flaps will overlap and provide a substantially continuousskirt portion. As will be seen, the flap 28 serves to cover the pocket26 to protect and conceal the same.

Since certain changes may be made in the above article and differentembodiments of the invention could be made without depart-- ing from thescope thereof, it is intended that all matter contained in the abovedescription or shown in the accompanying drawings shall be interpretedas illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

It is also to be understood that the following claims are intended tocover all of the generic and specific features of the invention hereindescribed, and all statements of the scope of the invention which as amatter of language might be said to fall therebetween.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is:

1. A childs seamless garment, formed of a single piece of materialrecessed laterally at opposite sides of its middle port-ion to provide anarrow band adapted to fit between the childs legs, the recessesindicating the boundary between a main portion for the childs front andanother main portion for the childs back, which portions will extend toapproximately the childs shoulder-line lobular continuations formedintegrally at the outer end of one of the main portions for extendingover the childs shoulders, coacting yet separable means for securing therespective lobular portions to the outer end of the other main portionfor supporting the garment from the childs shoulders, other coacting yetseparable means located at approximately the wearers thighs for securingthe sides of one main portion to the respectively adjacent sides of theother main portion to constitute trousers, and still other coacting yetseparable means located at approximately the childs arm-pits and also atapproximately the waist-line for attaching the sides of one main portionto the respectively adjacent sides of the other main portion, all ofsaid securing-means being so located as to be readily accessible forfastening and unfastening by the child while wearing the garment.

2. A childs seamless garment, formed of a single piece of materialrecessed laterally at opposite sides of its middle portion to provide anarrow band adapted to fit between the childs legs, the recessesindicating the boundary between a main portion for the childs front andanother main portion for the childs back, which portions will extend toapproximately the childs shoulder-line, coacting yet separable means forsecuring the outer end of one main portion to the outer end of the othermain portion for supporting the garment from the childs shoulders, othercoacting yet separable means located at approximately the childs thighsfor securing the sides of one main portion to the respectively adjacentsides of the other main portion to constitute trousers, and still othercoacting yet separable means at approximately the childs arm-pits andalso at approximately the waist-line for securing the sides of one mainportion to the respectively adjacent sides of the other main portion,all of said securing-means being so located as to be readily accessiblefor fastening and unfastening by the child While wearing the garment.

3. A childs seamless garment, formed of a single piece of materialrecessed laterally at opposite sides of its middle portion to provide anarrow band adapted to fit between the childs legs, the recessesindicating the boundary between amain portion for the childs front andanother main portion for the childs back, which portions will extend toapproximately the childs shoulder-line, coacting yet separable means forattaching the outer end of one main portion to the outer end of theother main portion for supporting the garment from the childs shoulders,other coacting yet separable means located at approximately the childsthighs for attaching the sides of one main portion to the respectivelyadjacent sides of the other main portion to constitute trousers, andstill other coacting yet separable means located between the shoulderand the thigh for securing the sides of one main portion to therespectively adj acent sides of the other main portion, all of saidsecuring-means being so located as to be readily accessible forfastening and unfastening by the child while wearing the garment.

4. A childs garment as claimed in claim 2 in which each of the mainportions of the garment has a skirt-flap secured thereto by a line ofstitches located about midway between the outer end of the main portionand the recesses.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

ANNA MARY SKINNER.

